Short Mid Term Flashcards
Today, sexual values and attitudes___ (change or not)
change rapidly
The word sex is easily defined
No
How many times does the average american couple have sex
once or twice a week
Sexual trancendence involves the shifting of mental awareness from everyday thoughts and concerns (T or F)
True
Some people find things pleasurable while others don’t, you know this about yourself after _____
Experience
The physical dimension of sexuality consists of regions of the body that contibute to sexual classification (T or F)
True
Define Sexuality
aspects of ones personhood that involves sexual classification, sexual activity
Human sex research is highly prone to____
sampling bias
What are the primary sex characteristics?
body structures that are directly associated with sperm or eggs, fertilization and pregnancy
What are the secondary sex characteristics?
body structures that are associated with gender characteristics. (body in general not body parts)
Define Penis
the male organ of copulation and urination
Define Testes
the pair of male reproductive
organs that produce sperm (balls)
Define Scrotum
the skin that holds the testes
Semen is _% seminal fluid _% sperm
95% seminal fluid and 5% sperm
The phase of ejaculation that propels seminal fluid plus sperm to the prostate
the emission phase
Female Sex Organs
Mons, Labia majora dna minora, urinary meatus, introitus (vaginal opening, inside), clitoris
Sex assignment age
birth
gender identity age
3
children start to become private about their bodies at what age
6
the first sign of puberty of a girl is:
breast growth or pubic hair
the first sign of puberty of a boy is:
growth of the testes and scrotum
In the United States, the average age of first intercourse for both sexes is about
16.5 yo
Men with low levels of androgens have high levels of sexual interest (T or F)
False
he brain and body return to an unaroused state, and for some period of time, this is called the _________________.
The refractory period
How many people report ocasional or persistent problems with sexual arousal and response?
1/3 to 1/2
